Where does the play take place?
How old is Juliet?
13; about to turn 14
Who is Romeo’s cousin?
What is the name of the dramatic term used to describe Mercutio's speech about Queen Mab, the fairy that brings dreams to lovers?
A monologue.
Name another play by Shakespeare
What happens to the lovers?
How would you characterize the nurse?
She is silly, loving, annoying, and a little bawdy.
What is making Romeo sad at the beginning of the play?
What is it called when Romeo asks himself/the audience: "Is she a Capulet? O dear account My life is my foe's debt?"
Aside
In what theatre did Shakespeare perform?
What style of poetry is the prologue written in?
Who wants to marry Juliet?
“Go thither, and with unattainted eye / Compare her face with some that I shall show, / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.” Who says this?
Benvolio to Romeo
What is the name of the dramatic term used when Shakespeare refers to Tybalt as "The Prince of Cats"? The Prince of Cats is a reference to a popular medieval figure that Shakepeare's audience would know of.
Allusion
What do the stars represent in “star-crossed lovers”?
What does the prince decree in the city after the brawl breaks out?
What does Lord Capulet say when Paris asks for Juliet’s hand?
First he says to wait two years, then he says he can marry her if he wins her over.
What does Romeo discover at the party?
Juliet, her beauty, and the fact that she is a Capulet
How many syllables are in a regular line of Iambic Pentameter?
Who is Mercutio related to?
What do the actors ask the audience to do at the end of the prologue?
What upsets Tybalt at the dance?
Characterize Mercutio and Benvolio. How are they different?
Benvolio is cautious and a peacemaker while Mercutio is unhinged, creative, and likes to "hear himself talk" (he tells wild stories about made-up fairies!)
What is the name of the dramatic convention when Romeo talks TO HIMSELF about his fears regarding the party?
Soliloquy
Prayer; “O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. / They pray; grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.” (1.5.114-115)